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85204 

Vol. 88, No. 234 

Thursday, December 7, 2023 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Agriculture will 

submit the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. Comments 

are requested regarding: (1) whether the 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received by 

January 8, 2024. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted, identified by docket number 

0535–0264, within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice by any of the 

following methods: 

• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• E-fax: 855–838–6382. 

• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– 

ROM submissions to: Richard Hopper, 

NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 

South Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250– 

2024. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand 

deliver to: Richard Hopper, NASS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) 

Title: Agricultural Surveys Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0213. 

Summary of Collection: National 

Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) 

primary functions are to prepare and 

issue state and national estimates of 

crop and livestock production and 

collect information on related 

environmental and economic factors. 

The Agricultural Surveys Program is a 

series of surveys that contains basic 

agricultural data from farmers and 

ranchers throughout the Nation for 

preparing agricultural estimates and 

forecasts. The surveys results provide 

the foundation for setting livestock and 

poultry inventory numbers. Estimates 

derived from the surveys supply 

information needed by farmers to make 

decisions for both short and long-term 

planning. The General authority for 

these data collection is granted under 

U.S. Code title 7, section 2204(a). 

Individually identifiable data collected 

under this authority are governed by 

section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 

1985, as amended, 7 U.S.C, 2276, and 

title III of Public Law 115–435 (CIPSEA) 

which requires USDA to afford strict 

confidentially to non-aggregated data 

provided by respondents. 

Revisions to burden are needed due to 

changes in the size of the target 

population, sample design, and minor 

changes in questionnaire design. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

surveys provide the basis for estimates 

of the current season’s crop and 

livestock production and supplies of 

grain in storage. Crop and livestock 

statistics help develop a stable 

economic atmosphere and reduce risk 

for production, marketing, and 

distribution operations. These 

commodities affect the well being of the 

nation’s farmers, commodities markets, 

and national and global agricultural 

policy. Users of agricultural statistics 

are farm organizations, agribusiness, 

state and national farm policy makers, 

and foreign buyers of agricultural 

products but the primary user of the 

statistical information is the producer. 

Agricultural statistics are also used to 

plan and administer other related 

federal and state programs in such areas 

as school lunch program, conservation, 

foreign trade, education, and recreation. 

Collecting the information less frequent 

would eliminate needed data to keep 

the government and agricultural 

industry abreast of changes at the state 

and national levels. 

Description of Respondents: Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 491,600. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Quarterly; Semi-annually; Monthly; 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 184,481. 

Levi Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26873 Filed 12–6–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Agriculture will 

submit the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and approval under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. Comments 

are requested regarding: (1) whether the 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 


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